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Occupation AtlasEducation and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

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Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare

Plan, direct, or coordinate academic or nonacademic activities of preschools or childcare centers and programs, including before- and after-school care.

Also called After School Site Director · Before and After School Program Director · Before and After School Site Director · Center Administrator · Center Manager · Child Care Center Admin · Child Care Center Administrator (Child Care Center Admin) · Child Care Center Director
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Child Care Director · Childcare Center Administrator · Childcare Center Director · Childcare Director · Day Care Center Director · Day Care Director · Daycare Director · Daycare Manager · Early Childhood Education Director · Early Childhood Program Supervisor (ECP Supervisor) · Early Childhood Services Director · ECP Supervisor · Education Coordinator · Education Director · Education Site Manager · Educational Program Director · Extended Care Director · Montessori Program Director · Pre-K Program Coordinator · Pre-K Program Coordinator (Prekindergarten Program Coordinator) · Preschool Director · Preschool Program Director · School Director · Site Coordinator · Site Director · Vice Principal

Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code SEC35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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  4. 4
  5. 5

Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

SECSocial · Enterprising · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order

  • S Social6.46
  • E Enterprising4.85
  • C Conventional4.53
  • I Investigative2.90
  • A Artistic2.78
  • R Realistic1.20

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent13%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate4%
  • Some College Courses13%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree23%
  • Bachelor's Degree44%
  • Master's Degree2%
  • Post-Master's Certificate2%
Related work experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years (33%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (31%)
On-the-job training
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (25%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Active Listeningbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Critical Thinkingbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Speakingbasic4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Social Perceptiveness4.03.9Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Monitoringbasic3.94.3Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Coordination3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Instructing3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
  • Writingbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Active Learningbasic3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
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  • Learning Strategiesbasic3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Complex Problem Solving3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Service Orientation3.83.9Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
  • Time Management3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Negotiation3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
  • Persuasion3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Management of Financial Resources3.33.4Level 4 looks like: Prepare and manage a budget for a short-term project
  • Systems Evaluation3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
  • Management of Material Resources3.33.0Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Systems Analysis3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Determine how a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
  • Mathematicsbasic2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Operations Analysis2.11.3Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Quality Control Analysis2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Sciencebasic1.91.0Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
  • Technology Design1.91.0Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • Troubleshooting1.91.0Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Operations Monitoring1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Programming1.60.8
  • Operation and Control1.50.5
  • Equipment Selection1.1—
  • Equipment Maintenance1.0—
  • Installation1.0—
  • Repairing1.0—

Tasks

17 core

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Confer with parents and staff to discuss educational activities and policies and students' behavioral or learning problems.4.7
  2. Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate primary and supplemental staff and recommend personnel actions for programs and services.4.7
  3. Teach classes or courses or provide direct care to children.4.6
  4. Monitor students' progress and provide students and teachers with assistance in resolving any problems.4.5
  5. Determine allocations of funds for staff, supplies, materials, and equipment and authorize purchases.4.5
  6. Direct and coordinate activities of teachers or administrators at daycare centers, schools, public agencies, or institutions.4.5
  7. Determine the scope of educational program offerings and prepare drafts of program schedules and descriptions to estimate staffing and facility requirements.4.4
  8. Prepare and maintain attendance, activity, planning, accounting, or personnel reports and records for officials and agencies, or direct preparation and maintenance activities.4.3
  9. Review and evaluate new and current programs to determine their efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance with state, local, and federal regulations and recommend any necessary modifications.4.3
  10. Review and interpret government codes and develop procedures to meet codes and to ensure facility safety, security, and maintenance.4.2
  11. Set educational standards and goals and help establish policies, procedures, and programs to carry them out.4.1
  12. Plan, direct, and monitor instructional methods and content of educational, vocational, or student activity programs.4.1
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  1. Prepare and submit budget requests or grant proposals to solicit program funding.4.1
  2. Collect and analyze survey data, regulatory information, and demographic and employment trends to forecast enrollment patterns and the need for curriculum changes.3.9
  3. Organize and direct committees of specialists, volunteers, and staff to provide technical and advisory assistance for programs.3.8
  4. Write articles, manuals, and other publications and assist in the distribution of promotional literature about programs and facilities.3.5
  5. Inform businesses, community groups, and governmental agencies about educational needs, available programs, and program policies.3.5

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Administration and Management4.55.5Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • Education and Training4.56.1Level 7 looks like: Design a training program for new employees
  • Personnel and Human Resources4.35.3Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Customer and Personal Service4.25.7
  • Administrative4.15.8
  • English Language3.94.6Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Psychology3.64.2Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
  • Economics and Accounting3.34.3Level 4 looks like: Develop financial investment programs for individual clients
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  • Public Safety and Security3.23.5Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Sales and Marketing3.24.3Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
  • Sociology and Anthropology3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Write an article about cultural differences
  • Law and Government3.02.8
  • Computers and Electronics2.83.7Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Mathematics2.83.4Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Communications and Media2.72.9
  • Therapy and Counseling2.52.9
  • Foreign Language2.22.1Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Medicine and Dentistry2.21.9Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Fine Arts2.11.9Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
  • Food Production2.11.7Level 1 looks like: Grow herbs in the kitchen
  • Philosophy and Theology2.12.7
  • Biology1.91.5Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Geography1.92.1Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • History and Archeology1.92.0Level 1 looks like: Take a class in US history
  • Building and Construction1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • Production and Processing1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Design1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Draw a straight line 4 3/16 inches long
  • Engineering and Technology1.71.2Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Mechanical1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Telecommunications1.71.5Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Transportation1.71.4Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Chemistry1.61.5Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Physics1.40.8Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Oral Expression4.14.1Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Deductive Reasoning4.04.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Oral Comprehension4.04.1Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Inductive Reasoning3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Problem Sensitivity3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Speech Clarity3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech Recognition3.93.9Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Written Comprehension3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
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  • Written Expression3.94.1Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
  • Information Ordering3.63.6Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Near Vision3.63.6
  • Fluency of Ideas3.53.8Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Originality3.33.8Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Far Vision3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Selective Attention3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Category Flexibility3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Mathematical Reasoning3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Decide how to calculate profits to determine the amounts of yearly bonuses
  • Number Facility3.03.0Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Flexibility of Closure2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Memorization2.93.0Level 4 looks like: Recite the first names of the five people you just met
  • Time Sharing2.92.6Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Perceptual Speed2.82.5Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Speed of Closure2.82.8Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Auditory Attention2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Visualization2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Trunk Strength2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Sit up in an office chair
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.12.0Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness2.02.0Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Dynamic Strength2.01.0Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Extent Flexibility2.01.3Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Finger Dexterity2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Gross Body Coordination2.01.1Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Gross Body Equilibrium2.01.0Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.01.9Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Manual Dexterity2.01.3Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Stamina2.01.1Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Multilimb Coordination1.90.9
  • Static Strength1.90.9Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Depth Perception1.80.8
  • Explosive Strength1.80.8
  • Wrist-Finger Speed1.80.9
  • Control Precision1.3—
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.0—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.0—
  • Night Vision1.0—
  • Peripheral Vision1.0—
  • Rate Control1.0—
  • Reaction Time1.0—
  • Response Orientation1.0—
  • Sound Localization1.0—
  • Spatial Orientation1.0—
  • Speed of Limb Movement1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.66.1Level 7 looks like: Create and deliver a presentation on a company's internal policies
  • Assisting and Caring for Others4.54.9Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Coaching and Developing Others4.55.5Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Developing and Building Teams4.54.9Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.55.9
  • Training and Teaching Others4.55.4Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards4.44.7Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates4.45.6
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  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.45.7
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others4.45.2Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Staffing Organizational Units4.45.5Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others4.35.0Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources4.35.6
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.36.0Level 7 looks like: Prioritize and plan multiple tasks several months ahead
  • Scheduling Work and Activities4.35.5Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Performing Administrative Activities4.25.1Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Getting Information4.14.8Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.14.9Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization4.05.3Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Thinking Creatively4.04.7Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.94.8Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.84.3Level 4 looks like: Determine the value of property lost in a fire
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.84.6Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.84.4Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.74.1Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.64.9Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Working with Computers3.63.2Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.54.4Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.53.9Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Processing Information3.54.1Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Interpret how foreign tax laws apply to U.S. exports
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Performing General Physical Activities3.33.7Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information3.03.4Level 4 looks like: Estimate the time required to evacuate a city in the event of a major disaster
  • Handling and Moving Objects2.83.8Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.53.0Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.60.9Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Controlling Machines and Processes1.51.0Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment1.50.7Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment1.50.8Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.4—

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.9
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.9
  • E-Mail4.8
  • Telephone Conversations4.8
  • Contact With Others4.7
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.7
  • Frequency of Decision Making4.5
  • Health and Safety of Other Workers4.5
  • Work Outcomes and Results of Other Workers4.4
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.3

Technology

34 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (1)

  • Microsoft Office softwarehot

Hot (5; 1 more marked hot above)

  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
Other tools (28)
  • ACS Technologies HeadMaster
  • Auburn Software Debit Square
  • B&I Computer Consultants Childcare Sage
  • Bloomz
  • Cirrus Group Daycare Works
  • eChurch.com SchoolPerfect
  • Emerging Technologies Office Center
  • GroupMe
  • Jackrabbit Technologies Jackrabbit Care
  • Kressa Software SchoolLeader
  • MAGGEY Child Care Management Software
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Mount Taylor Programs Private Advantage
  • OnCare Advantage
  • ONE Software KidsONE
  • Orgmation iCare
  • ParentSquare
  • Personalized Software Childcare Manager
  • PraxiPower PraxiSchool
  • Professional Solutions ProCare
  • Quicken
  • ScholarCare
  • SDS Software Solutions DayCare Information Systems PRO
  • SoftCare CenterCare
  • SofterWare EZ-CARE2
  • Tadpoles
  • The Gallagher Group DataCare
  • Web browser software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
  2. Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
  3. Social and Community Service Managers
  4. Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten
  5. Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
  6. Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
  7. Health Education Specialists
  8. Instructional Coordinators
  9. Training and Development Managers
  10. Special Education Teachers, Elementary School

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